EXILES: NAME IS COINCIDENCE.Byline: Patrick Hipes Daily News Staff Writer A perception may exist that the six-team Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, Exiles Soccer Club got its name after a core group broke away from the parent Santa Clarita United Soccer Club just over a year ago. The split, giving the region four club programs, has in some circles been blamed for diluting the talent base in the region. Maybe the Santa Clarita area is spreading its soccer too thin, some suggest. The Exiles want to clear up a few things. ``Originally, this club was founded 17 years ago in Pasadena,'' publicity director Bob Arcos said. ``The founder of that club, E.B. Modha, started it with Rod Stewart and called themselves Exiles. ``When they left Santa Clarita United (last year), E.B. thought that Exiles was a cool name and he always liked it.'' So, contrary to a possibly popular belief, the Exiles contend the name is coincidental and nothing else. Yes, him: To sort out confusion, the original Pasadena-based Exiles did feature Modha and the Rod Stewart, ageless English pop English pop may mean or refer to:
It is widely known that the only thing Stewart loves more than music is soccer. Recently, Stewart found himself in the middle of an English national team English national team may refer to:
Stewart apologized and the talented midfielder has been left off England's roster (for now) for the 2000 European Championships. Exiles, Part III: The new version of Exiles, an under-12 girls' squad, lost in the finals of the California Sun and Surf Tournament last weekend in Long Beach, falling 1-0 in double overtime to North Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, city (1990 pop. 181,519), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast, across from Santa Catalina Island, in an oil-producing area; inc. 1909. It manufactures aerospace vehicles, aircraft parts, optical instruments, and heat transfer equipment. . Exiles won their pool by beating the Murietta Hawks, Tustin Impact and Long Beach Strikers. It advanced to the finals by disposing of the Moreno Valley Heat and Torrance United. Alex Daggon scored four goals in the tourney for Exiles, who open their home schedule Sept. 13 at Arroyo Seco Junior High School Arroyo Seco Junior High School is a public junior high school in Saugus, California. It is a member of the William S. Hart Union High School District. Rhondi Durand, Cathy Novean, and Dr. Andy Keyne are the principals. in Valencia. Publicity friendly: The Las Virgenes Blazers, one of the top girls' club programs in Southern California, made national headlines when they introduced former U.S. national team coach Steve Sampson as the club's technical director last week. Newsgroups This is a list of newsgroups that are significant for their popularity or their position in Usenet history. As of October 2002, there are about 100,000 Usenet newsgroups, of which approximately a fifth are active. from USA Today to the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times and Associated Press ran the story, which became an issue when Blazers girls' coaching director Scott Murray and Sampson first talked nearly six months ago. The dialogue came well before the U.S.'s disappointing performance in World Cup 1998 that prompted the resignation of Sampson, who lives in nearby Agoura. |
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